Posted on December 9, 2009 by Christine
The J. Michael Goodson Law Library, Duke University is seeking an experienced Foreign and International Law Librarian to join our team of skilled law-trained professionals working in a research-oriented, technologically innovative environment. In addition to teaching legal research and other reference responsibilities, the position will be the specialist in foreign and international law resources and provide leadership and instruction in that area.
Required: U.S. MLS and JD degrees from accredited institutions, or non-U.S. equivalents; Candidates should have at least three years legal reference, research, and teaching experience in an academic research law library, and knowledge of foreign, comparative and international law resources and research methods.
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Posted on December 4, 2009 by Christine
The LA Law Library seeks a Senior Librarian – Branch and Partnerships. Under the general direction of the Senior Director, Library Operations this new position will plan, implement and manage day-to-day activities of the LA Law Library’s Branch locations and serve as the key point of contact and management for the development and implementation of public library, court and bar partnerships. In addition, this position will work in coordination with other Senior Librarians within Library Operations to initiate and develop programs and projects that expand the collection, services and the use of the LA Law Library.
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Posted on December 3, 2009 by Christine
Salary Range: 86,927.00 – 113,007.00 USD /year
Series & Grade: GS-1410-13/13
Open Period: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 to Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Job Summary: The Assistant Librarian of the United States Tax Court assists in the management and technical operation of the Court’s Library. This involves formulating and implementing various automated library operations, evaluating equipment and instructing library and Court personnel in the use of the systems.
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Posted on December 3, 2009 by Christine
Vacancy #: 090119
SL-0095-00 – Law Library (Office of the Law Librarian) – $117,787.00 – $162,900.00
Opening Date: Dec 1, 2009
Closing Date: Feb 2, 2010
The Deputy Law Librarian of Congress works under the general direction of the Law Librarian for Congress and is responsible for the effective oversight of the day-to-day operations of the Law Library, with enterprise-wide responsibility. The Deputy Law Librarian coordinates the various activities and initiatives undertaken in the various Directorates and Divisions of the Law Library, and assists the Law Librarian in the daily management of the Law Library by overseeing legal research and other services provided to the Law Library’s primary users/constituencies – the United States Congress, the Executive Branch, and the Federal Judiciary. As part of this responsibility to serve these primary users, the Deputy directs strategic development and policy relating to the management and direction of workflow within and between the various Directorates and Divisions of the Law Library of Congress. In the absence or unavailability of the Law Librarian of Congress, the Deputy shall assume the Law Librarian’s responsibilities and authority, independently executing those duties with sound discretion and judgment.
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Posted on December 2, 2009 by Christine
The headquarters library of the Fifth Circuit Library System is seeking an experienced law librarian to join a team of federal court professionals serving the legal research needs of the judiciary and related court offices throughout Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Duties: Performs legal and non-legal research and reference services for judges, court personnel, satellite librarians and other library users. Provides education and training to court staff on Lexis, Westlaw, the Internet, and other research sources. Develops library training materials, marketing materials, and research guides. Works as a team member in coordinating services with satellite libraries. Assists with the development and maintenance of the library’s government documents and archives collections. Performs interlibrary loan transactions. Participation in national court sponsored training which may involve travel. Temporary assignments in satellite libraries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are likely.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have at least five years of post M.L.S. library reference experience with at least two years of professional law library reference experience. Candidates with experience in U.S. Government Documents and digital archives collections will be given highest consideration. An M.L.S. or M.L.LS. or equivalent from an ALA-accredited professional librarian masters program is required. Ability to travel as needed is required. Applicant must be a United States citizen or eligible to work for the federal government. Please note that this position is subject to a background investigation, including an FBI fingerprint check. Ability to have electronic funds transfer into bank account for deposit of payroll. Employment will be contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the required investigation. Official masters program transcripts issued by the university may be required.
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Posted on December 1, 2009 by Christine
The University of Georgia School of Law invites applications for the position of Director of the Alexander Campbell King Law Library. The University of Georgia School of Law is regarded as one of the nation’s top law schools. The school features a welcoming community, challenging curriculum and experienced professors dedicated to teaching the theoretical foundations of law and providing hands-on experience. The School of Law is one of the most selective law schools in the nation. Our students have outstanding academic records with an excellent first time Georgia bar passage rate.
The University of Georgia, located in Athens, Georgia, is a Carnegie RU/VH (Research I) institution in the University System of Georgia. The University is the largest and most comprehensive educational institution in Georgia. The main campus is located on 615 acres, approximately 60 miles northeast of Atlanta.
The Alexander Campbell Law Library supports the research needs of the students, faculty, alumni, members of the State Bar of Georgia and any member of the public. In keeping with its status as the oldest and largest public law library in the state, the Alexander Campbell King Law Library at the University of Georgia builds collections for anticipated needs as well as current needs. The Law Library maintains a collection numbering in excess of 500,000 volumes and volume equivalents. The Library exhibits strength in the well-developed collection of foreign and international law designed to support the work of internationally acclaimed scholars who are members of the law faculty, the LL.M. program, the Rusk Center, and the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. Recent strong ongoing efforts have significantly increased an already exceptional electronic collection. The Law Library was one of the first law schools to create an institutional repository capturing all intellectual output of the Law School for reference. Currently, the Library’s staff consists of 8 full-time librarian positions and 25 full-time (including computing services) support staff positions.
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Posted on November 25, 2009 by Christine
New York Law School, a dynamic urban law center located in the heart of Tribeca, seeks a Reference Assistant to participant in all aspects of providing reference services to our students, faculty, alumni and the law school community.
Job Description: Primary duties include coordinating interlibrary loan operations; processing and filling faculty requests for library materials; insuring timely delivery of requested materials and compiling the departmental statistics required by both State and National organizations. Some evening and weekend hours may be required.
Job & Educational Requirements: College degree required. MLS or JD desirable. Working knowledge of OCLC and legal databases required. Law library or related academic library experience preferred. Supervisory Skills desirable. A strong service orientation and evidence of ability to work well with faculty, students and staff in a variety of settings are essential.
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Posted on November 24, 2009 by Christine
Job Announcement – #2010-1-USCA9Lib
Position: Librarian – Sacramento Branch Library
Court Personnel System Classification Level: CL 27 or CL 28. For CL 27: promotion potential to CL 28 without competition (within the Ninth Circuit Library system).
Position Type: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
Salary Range for CL 27: $48,165 - $60,211 (expected starting salary range) $48,165 - $78,280 (full annual salary range)
Salary Range for CL 28: $57,730 - $72,168 (expected starting salary range) $57,730 - $93,825 (full annual salary range)
Closing Date: Consideration of applications begins on December 14, 2009. Position open until filled.
Location: Sacramento, California.
Duties
- Using print and electronic sources, performs legal and non-legal research and reference services for judges, court personnel, branch libraries and other library users.
- Works as a team member in development of web-based and other electronic information delivery services.
- Provides education and training to court staff on Lexis, Westlaw, the Internet and other research sources.
- Develops training materials, library promotional materials, and research guides.
- For CL 27: Assists in collection development as well as acquisitions and /or cataloging.
- For CL 28: Develops collection; performs all required acquisitions functions for library and chambers collections; catalogs library collection; manages budget for collections and library operations.
- Works as a team member in coordinating services with the Fresno library and other branch libraries throughout the circuit.- Performs interlibrary loan transactions for court personnel.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.
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Posted on November 24, 2009 by Christine
The University of Oregon John E. Jaqua Law Library seeks a user-oriented law librarian for a position dedicated to providing and promoting scholarly services that support the teaching, research, scholarship, and service activities of the law faculty and students.
The Jaqua Law Library maintains over 400,000 volumes and volume equivalents in print, electronic, media, and micro formats, and supports the teaching, research and service activities of the University of Oregon Law School, which has approximately 540 students. The Law Library provides primary and secondary legal materials as well as specialized collections in environmental law, business law, ADR, ocean law, Indian law, and family law. As a key component of the University of Oregon Libraries, Law Library staff members are active partners in improving access to scholarly resources. The Law Library team is composed of 7.0 FTE library faculty, 6.0 FTE support staff members, and numerous student workers.
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Posted on November 23, 2009 by Christine
The Clark County Law Library is looking for a 14 hour per week, 2 day per week Assistant Law Librarian. More information about the position and how to apply can be found on their website.
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